Principal of Notre Dame College Hemonto Pius Rozario speaks at a training titled ‘Integrated and Partnership Project in Controlling Sound Pollution’ organised by Department of Environment held at Notre Dame College auditorium on Wednesday. NN photo

Higher education in Bangladesh : Impact of globalization and privatization

Professor Amirul Islam ChowdhuryPresident, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh :(From previous issue)But as elsewhere, enormous differences in access and affordability continue to make educational opportunities an increasingly unequal affair. Even in the USA access is very much structured by socioeconomic status. Indeed there is no nation in the world, excepting perhaps in Cuba that is anywhere near to achieving equality of opportunity, a mythical idea imported globally by a misunderstanding of the USA educational system. It may be mentioned here that...

6 Jan 2016, 12:00 am